Potentially preventable hospitalisation maps, SA3 with PHN boundaries

Rate of potentially preventable hospitalisations for diabetes complications per 100,000 people, age-standardised, by local area* (SA3)

The following image is a map of Australia showing the rate of selected preventable hospitalisations per 100,000 people, due to diabetes complications in 2013–14 by local area (SA3). Data can be found in the table below.

The following is a legend for the maps detailed on this page. The first row shows the various colour ranges, the second is the relevant colour's range value and the third indicates which end is highest and lowest.

NP

57 – 98

99 – 120

121 – 137

138 – 149

150 – 167

168 – 178

179 – 199

200 – 218

219 – 280

281 – 956

Lowest group

Highest group

NP – Not available for publication

Primary Health Network boundary

ABS Statistical Area Level 3 (SA3) boundary

In 2013–14, the age-standardised rate of potentially preventable hospitalisations for diabetes complications varied across local areas* (SA3s), ranging from 57 per 100,000 people in Pennant Hills - Epping (NSW) to 956 per 100,000 people in Barkly (NT).

The following are images of maps around major cities showing the rate of selected preventable hospitalisations per 100,000 people, due to diabetes complications in 2013–14 by local area (SA3). Data can be found in the table below.

* Results are presented by local area (SA3) with Primary Health Network (PHN) boundaries overlaid. The term local area (SA3) refers to an Australian Bureau of Statistics geographic region known as a Statistical Area Level 3 (SA3).

Notes: There are 22 conditions for which a hospitalisation is considered to be potentially preventable. Hospitalisations from both public and private hospitals are included. For more information on this measure, refer to this report’s Technical Supplement and Glossary.

Source: National Health Performance Authority analysis of Admitted Patient Care National Minimum Data Set 2013–14, data supplied March 2015, and Australian Bureau of Statistics Estimated Resident Population 30 June 2013.